Sekirov Dictionary

size

/saɪz/

noun14

  1. how big something is, or how long, wide and high it is
  2. A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing.
  3. The number of edges in a graph.
  4. (figurative, old-fashioned) Degree of rank, ability, character, etc.
  5. A thin, weak glue used as primer for paper or canvas intended to be painted upon.
  6. Wallpaper paste.
  7. Any viscous substance, such as gilder's varnish.
  8. (US) Ellipsis of chili size (“hamburger served with chili con carne”).
  9. The thickened crust on coagulated blood.
  10. An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, used for measuring the size of pearls
  11. (no longer used) A regulation, piece of ordinance.
  12. (no longer used) A regulation determining the amount of money paid in fees, taxes etc.
  13. (no longer used) A fixed standard for the magnitude, quality, quantity etc. of goods, especially food and drink.
  14. (dialect, no longer used) An assize.

verb11

  1. To adjust the size of; to make a certain size.
  2. (informal) To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.
  3. To classify or arrange by size.
  4. To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature.
  5. To sift (pieces of ore or metal) in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts.
  6. To separate different proteins by molecular weight.
  7. To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted.
  8. To apply a thickening agent (such as cornstarch or gelatin) to warp threads to prevent abrasion or unraveling during weaving.
  9. To take a greater size; to increase in size.
  10. (no longer used) To swell; to increase the bulk of.
  11. (UK, no longer used) To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.
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